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Laotians who allied with U.S. forces are still hunted by the communist government.(QuickQuotes)(Xang Yang)(Brief article)

The New American

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"If I surrender, I will be punished. They will never forgive me. I cannot live outside the jungle because I am a former American soldier." Claiming to have been attacked twice during 2007 by the Laotian Army, Xang Yang and a ...

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